Discussing Our Future Building Plans with VTRANS
We are incredibly grateful to our friends at Scott & Partners and Studio III for helping us dream into our future hangar space.
Habitat for Aviation had the pleasure of meeting with the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s Aviation Division for an inspiring and productive conversation. Representing Habitat for Aviation were our Pilot-in-Command, Beth, along with the trusted ground crew of Granny, Zoë, 10-year old Axley, and summer intern, Miranda. From the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTRNS), attendees included Aviation Program Manager, Evan Robinson and State Airport Managers, Eddie Middleton and Christopher Beitzel, along with other key members of the aviation team including Mike Sturges and Robert Luchini.
The floor plan of our future hangar, which includes a GA hangar to the north and an all-electric hangar to the south.
The Modern Rosies of Habitat for Aviation shared our story — how a determined group of women came together to start building an airplane, and how our program continues to demonstrate that women BUILD, FLY, and FIX airplanes. We highlighted the growth of our initiative, the unique community we’ve created, and the powerful message we send to the next generation about what is possible in aviation.
The second floor will house a library, a commercial kitchen that serves healthy food to our participants, and study spaces.
Our discussion also touched on exciting future plans, including our capital campaign to transform our warehouse into a world-class hangar facility, and moving the gate to the active movement area further south so that we may gain access to the runway and thus expand our capabilities and reach. Evan and the entire VTRANS team expressed strong interest in our mission and were eager to explore ways we can work together to advance our shared goals. It was a meeting filled with enthusiasm, vision, out-of-the-box thinking, and the promise of impactful collaboration.
We loved Evan’s motto: How do we get to YES!
A west-perspective look at our future hangar.
